Railroad-tie.



H. H. RANJE.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 27, 1909.

942,745. Patented D0.7,1909.

railway rails being shown thereon in secwhich 21 is HUGH I-I. RANJE, OFINDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

' RAILROAD-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 7,1909.

Application filed August 27, 1909. Serial No. 514,890.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGH l-l. Rams, a terparts of each I cated by thedrawings,

and these are counother. Both are entirely citizen of the United States,residing at tnembedded in concrete, except the vertical dianapolis, inthe county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Railroad-'lies, of which the following is aspecification.

My present invention consists in certain improvements upon that formingthe subject-matter of my Letters Patent No. 006,067, dated December 8,1908, whereby greater strength,- durability and eliiciency arevobtained, as will be hereinafter more particularly described andclaimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof,and on which similar reference cha 'acters indicate similar parts,Figure 1 is a view, partially in side elevation and partially inskeleton form, illustrating my improved tie, fragments of tion; Fig. 2 atop or plan view of a structure substantially the same in form andarrangement. as that shown in Fig. 1, except that one of the fragmentsof railway rail and the clamps holding the same to 'the tie are relmoved, and Fig. 3 a perspective view illustrating the skeleton metalfran'iework around which the concrete is placed in forming my I improvedtie the plate upon which the railway rail immediately rests beinghowever omitted.

In my present construct formed in two parts, instead my former patent:and. iustea tie bar. l construct a skeleton consisting of two- U-shapcdmcml'icrs.

in part similar to the bar 21 of but, instead of exls only ion the tieis of in one as in d of a single framework one of my said former patent,l tending entirely acro s the tie, extent l to the center where it bendsup. and then i returns and is riveted oi bolted to the plate 22. Thevertical members or struts 23, 2t l and *2? correspond to the similarparts in my I former patent, and there is a connecting bolt 26 whichties the uppe' and lower portions of bar it together at a central point.1 The other U-shaped member 27 extends around the structure justdescribed hori-l zontally, and forms the sides of the cage-likeskeleton, oi which the bar 21 forms the of bottom and top, all l l tprincipal portion ig united together by bolts these members l)tll orrivets. andthus forming a strong and rigid skeleton structure, as shown.There are. two of these skeleton structures, as indi-,

l.ton and a cement body,

portions of the bars 21 at the points Where they come together, wherethey come to the surface and are designed to be in contact. Theseportions are curved or rocker-shaped in form, so that the two parts mayhave some movement in relation to each other at this point withoutbreaking or shattering any part of the structure. The two completemen'ibers are connected together by coupling plates 32 and bolts 33 bymeans of which the rail-bearing portions are held from separationlongitudinally, but are permitted the slight movement previously spokenof.

The rails and rail clamps are exactly the same as in my former patent,and need not be described herein.

The concrete body, besides being divided into two sections, ditfers fromthat of in former patent, in that the body of concrete its under side ofa curved formation.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what. I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is,

1. The combination. in a railway tie, of two sections each composed of ametal skeleton and a cement body, the plates of the metal skeletonextending to the surface where the two parts come together and having atthat point a curved form, coupling plates for uniting the sections. andbolts extending through the sectionsand the coupling plates and holdingthe same together.

2. The eombinatitm, in a railway tie, of a metal skeleton composed oftwo U-shaped longitudinal members secured together, rail bearers. strutsconnecting said several longitudinal members. and bolts connecting thevcral parts together.

3. The conibiinition, in a railway tie composed of two parts. eachembodying a metal skeleton composed of two u -shaped longitudinalmembers secured together, rail bearers. struts connecting said severallongitudinal members, bolts connecting the several parts together, andcoupling plates and bolts cmmccting the sections.

41. The combination, in a railway tie, of two sections each composed ofa metal skelethe plates of the i metal skeleton extending to the surface-In witness whereof, I, have. hereunto set It where the two parts cometogether and .havmy hand and seal atlndlanapolis, Indiana,

ing et thehpomta curved form, coupling this twenty-fifth day of August,A. D. one

' plates for umting the sections, an bolts exthousand nine hundred andnine. v tendingthrough the sections and the coup- HUGH H RANJE s] a I r.I

ling p tes and holding the same together, v

the cement body of each section being thick- Witnesses: v eneddownwardly below the point where the CHESTER BRADFORD, rail rests uponthe tie. I THOMAS W. McMEANs.

